[Shermy]

Post 911--he Vatican officials issue "Just War" articles tacitly supporting us.

Italians publicly offer troops (dig-unlike France), sponsor Zahir Shah conferences and parlays. Etc., Etc. North America-Europe-Russia-China-India block is coming my friends, with Central Asia and Turk allies. Our oil from the Central Asian states, cutting out or diminishing arab influence. Developing...

[tallhappy]

Catholic Church did more for China than current regime there ever did.

[Cruise Missile Diplomacy]

The Church will have better luck there after the revolution. :-)

[justanotherfreeper]

I love the current Pope, but he doesn't get it. China considers him one of the architects of the fall of the Soviet Union, and is really, really afraid of him (absurd as it sounds.)

[pttttt]

Only in China: the Reds have set up their own bogus Catholic Church, the bizarro Chinese National Patriotic Catholic Association. They actually have their own Commie-ordained clergy and religious, solicit money overseas and confuse well-meaning donors and worshippers, who don't get it until they see the picture of Mao in the church.

Such a lot of trouble to mess with believers. And what's in it for the fake clergy, who sometimes base whole lives on this sham? Seems like it would be easier just to become a party hack and be done with it.